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Address/Title	407 - 409 Brook Road
Author	Winthrop, Robert P.
Photographer	Zehmer, John G. (John Granderson), 1942-
Publisher	Richmond (Va.). Dept. of Planning and Community Development
Original Description (From Book)	Similar to its neighbor to the south, this double commercial building is well-preserved.
Original Note (From Book)	Brook Road - Brook Road is one of the oldest highways in the City, historically the major entrance to Richmond from the north. It became commercial by the middle of the nineteenth century, but has declined in importance due to the construction of Chamberlayne Avenue and Belvidere Street.
Type of Building	commercial buildings
Architectural Features	storefronts
Subject	Historic buildings -- Virginia -- Richmond -- Pictorial works; Architecture -- Virginia -- Richmond -- Pictorial works; Architecture, Domestic -- Virginia -- Richmond -- Pictorial works; Richmond (Va.) -- History -- Pictorial works; Richmond (Va.) -- Buildings, structures, etc. -- Pictorial works; Jackson Ward Historic District (Richmond, Va.) -- Buildings, structures, etc. -- Pictorial works
City/Location	Richmond (Va.)
GIS Data	37.547338,+-77.442429
Map URL	http://maps.google.com/maps?q=37.547338,+-77.442429%20+(407%20Brook%20Rd%20,%20Richmond,%20VA)&iwloc=A&hl=en
Original Image Medium	Black and white photograph
Original Image Size	11.4 x 7.6 cm.
Date of Photograph	ca. 1978
Type	Stillimage
Digital File Type	image/tiff
Original Publication	Zehmer, John G., and Robert P. Winthrop. 1978. The Jackson Ward historic district. Richmond: Dept. of Planning and Community Development.
Digitization Process	Scanned with Epson Expression 10000 XL using Photoshop CS2, at 24-bit color (photographs) or 8-bit grayscale (book) at 600 ppi.
Local Genre	photograph
Rights	This item is in the public domain. Acknowledgement of the Virginia Commonwealth University Libraries as a source is requested.
Contributor	James Branch Cabell Library. Special Collections and Archives
Digital Publisher	VCU Libraries
Collection	VCU Jackson Ward Historic District
Related Page	http://dig.library.vcu.edu/u?/jwh,72

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